Tub-rack.



PATENTED. DEC. 10, 1907.

s. K. PAiNTER. TUB RACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22. 1906.

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SIMON K. PAINTER, OF LIBERTY, WEST VIRGINIA.

TUB-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1907.

Application filed March 22. 1906. Serial No. 307,465.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMON K. PAINTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Liberty, in the county of Putnam, State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tub-Racks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto wliich it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to washtub supporters.

One object of the invention is to provide.

an exceedingly simple, inexpensive, durable and efficient means for firmly supporting washtubs.

Another object of the invention resides in a support of the nature stated embodying among other characteristics, suitable rack for drying or draining of water from the clothes together with a pivotally mounted washboard so arranged with respect to the support as to'permit its being thrown into or from over the tub.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and more articularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details may be made, within the scope of the claims, withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the present invention.

In the drawings-Figure l is an elevation of my invention illustrating the tub supported therein, the dotted lines illustrating the position of the wash board when swung from over the tub; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the invention with the tub removed.

V Referring now moreparticularly to the accompanying drawings, the reference character 1 designates an annular metallic or other band having an upstanding flange mounted upon suitable legs 2, provided with feet 3 in engagement with the floor or the ground.

1 The tub 4 i designed to fit in this band 1111 such manner that it may be held firmly therein and readily removed therefrom. Fixedly secured upon the outer periphery of the band 1 is a washboard support 5, having spaced ears 6 at its outer end in which are pivoted the legs 7 of the washboard 8, which legs 9 at their opposite end are adapted to engage the bottom of the tub 4. It will be observed that the washboard support 5 is arranged upon an incline and obviously by reason of the pivotal connection of the washboard therewith the washboard may be swung from over the tub 4 when it is desired to move the latter from its support;

An arm 10 is secured to the band 1 and has a box 11 secured upon its outer end which latter is divided into two compartments by means of a partition 12; One compartment being designed for the reception of soap and the other compartment for the reception of bluing material. There are other arms 13, 14 and 15'rigidly secured to the band 1 upon which may be hung or suspended the clothes taken from the tub. A rack comprising a series of arms 16 is secured to the band 1 and this series of arms 16 are connected by a brace 17 from which may also be suspended clothes. Each one of the arms has a ball or enlargement 18 at its outer end designed to prevent the possibility of clothes sliding off the arms.

What is claimed is A device of the type set forth comprising an annular band having an upstanding circumferential flange, said band being formed to surround the bottom of a tub, supporting legs depending from said band, a wash board support projecting upwardly and outwardly from said band and being formed at its upper end with spaced apertured ears, said ears being formed for pivotal connection with the side sills of a wash board. p In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, inpresence of two witnesses.

, SIMON K; PAINTER. Witnesses L. H. SILMUN, G. W. CLENDENorA. 

